Who out there uses to do lists? I have been a list-maker pretty much since I could write words. I have goal lists, monthly action item lists and today’s to do list. Have your to do lists ever gotten the better of you?

Our words are so powerful. Have you ever noticed how the right piece of feedback or comment has triggered the pieces of a puzzle to come together where before there was no clarity? What if you could become more effective at finding the words to motivate others?

Integration is about the relationship between parts. It is seamless and resonant. It offers space for what is different without undermining the greater sum of the total. Bring integration to your summer this year.

Have you ever had one of those weeks? One of those weeks where you are just putting your head down and hoping you make it through to the end? That was this week for me. Find out how I turned it around in less than 24 hours with 2 simple questions.

This week my husband and I tried to persuade our teenage son that the process of listening and asking questions when conversing with others is important. LEARN-DO-TEACH has always been the model I’ve used in order to understand just about anything. I now have amended that to LEARN-DO-TEACH A TEENAGER. Thanks for the lesson, son.

When did we start taking ourselves so seriously? I can’t pick out the exact age, but I know it’s been awhile for me. As parents, as professionals and with the ever-watchful eye of social media, we have to be careful about what we say and do. But is all of that restraint good for us?

Our own words have the power to lift us or hurt us. There is a dialogue in our head that runs almost constantly. That internal chatter creates beliefs that structure our perceptions. What we say to ourselves internally manifests externally.